Built in 1888 ---- Architect, Clinton Day
Original owner Ella Park resided in house 1888 – 1905
Acquired in 1906 by Robert Dollar whose family owned the house until 1974.
Purchased by citizens of San Rafael in November 1974. . . . — — Map (db m69749) HM
A Library is Born
It is astonishing how quickly the foundation was laid for a library that would endure into the 21st century. On April 20, 1887, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union decided to establish a coffee and reading room in . . . — — Map (db m239359) HM
The bell from the James M. Donahue
ferry built in 1875 by Wm. E. Collyer
for the San Francisco & North Pacific
Railroad. Owned by Peter Donahue,
she provided service from Tiburon to
San Francisco until 1922.
Her remains lay under the San . . . — — Map (db m186786) HM
The Grace Quan is a reconstruction of a San Francisco Bay Shrimp junk. Between 1860 and 1910, these were the workhorse of the Bay Area's Chinese-owned dried shrimp industry. The Shrimp Junks closely resembled vessels from the fishermen's home . . . — — Map (db m102478) HM
Indian Warrior
Baptized by Franciscan Fathers.
A Ferryman on the San Francisco Bay,
He Became Known as
El Marinero
(The Sailor)
Died about 1835 — — Map (db m102758) HM
The Civic Center Complex was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1869-1959) near the end of his long career. The Administration Building was completed in 1962 and the Hall of Justice in 1970. They are the only government buildings designed by the . . . — — Map (db m32748) HM
La Misión de Gloriosísimo Principe, the twentieth in the California chain of missions. Founded by Fray Vicente de Sarría, December 14, 1817. It was named for the Archangel Raphael – “God’s healing messenger.”
Weekday Masses 6:30am & 8:30am . . . — — Map (db m204390) HM
Founded in 1817 by Padre Vincente Sarria as an “asistencia” or adjunct to Mission Dolores. Mission San Rafael was originally designated a sanitarium for native converts suffering from San Francisco’s generally damper climate. Here, under sunnier . . . — — Map (db m64864) HM
History
The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge opened to traffic in 1956, following 2 years of planning and design and 4 years of construction. At the time, its 4.5 mile-length and double-decker design made it one of the most complex bridges in the . . . — — Map (db m223322) HM
In 1853, Timothy Murphy, Irish born pioneer of Marin County, gave 317 acres of land to Archbishop Alemany for educational purposes. Here the Sister of Charity in 1855 founded a school now called St. Vincent's School for Boys. It has been maintained . . . — — Map (db m143404) HM
In 1976
the Cultural Affairs Commission
designated this building,
by virtue of its Gothic window,
historically & culturally
of major significance.
In 1913 St. Matthew's
German Evangelical Church
built this structure
at a cost . . . — — Map (db m63858) HM
The Gate House, the Boyd's guest house, was completed in 1880 by Ira B. Cook, the great grandfather of Miss Louise A. Boyd. With the adjoining park, it was donated to the City of San Rafael in 1905 and has been Marin County Historical Society's . . . — — Map (db m197095) HM
There are two markers on this monument
One of the earliest, largest and most productive Chinese fishing villages in California, China Camp was in operation by 1870. The Chinese immigrants and their descendants introduced the use of . . . — — Map (db m143403) HM
Born London 1797. Died Sausalito, California 1856. First Captain of the Port of San Francisco, builder of the first structure on the first street, Calle de la Fundacion, Yerba Buena (now Grant Ave., San Francisco) June 25, 1835. Founder also of . . . — — Map (db m102775) HM
At left, Angel Island on a clear winter day as the Eureka steams out of Sausalito. Originally named the Ukiah, she was built in 1923 and was once the largest ferryboat to operate on San Francisco Bay. With the capacity to hold 3,300 . . . — — Map (db m232290) HM
Built to house Sausalito's one-time community bank. It's sandstone and marble exterior and neo-classical details are typical of the grand banking temples of the 1920's. Original exterior unaltered. — — Map (db m132614) HM
Battery Alexander, fully armed by 1906, mounted eight 12-inch mortars designed to fire shells in a high arc - up and then down onto the decks of enemy battleships. Low-trajectory gunfire from nearby batteries, aimed close to the enemy's waterline, . . . — — Map (db m102819) HM
Never named because it was never finished, this battery was designed for the biggest, most powerful guns ever used by the United States military - 16-inch caliber weapons that fired 2,100-pound shells and could hit ships 26 miles out to sea. . . . — — Map (db m102778) HM
Battery Mendell's mission was to keep enemy warships farther from San Francisco's harbor than any of the earlier coastal defences were equipped to do. Built in 1905, the battery was positioned as far west on the headlands as possible and armed with . . . — — Map (db m102829) HM
San Fransisco Bay and its portal, the Golden Gate, accidentally discovered by Spanish explores, is the reason San Fransisco was founded.
The abrupt face of the Marin Headlands bounds the north side of the Golden Gate Straight. For a century, . . . — — Map (db m196779) HM
Built by Christopher Becker, early Sausalito businessman and political figure. Becker housed his stationary store below and his office above — a common practice in his time. The bay windows and neo-classical details typify storefront . . . — — Map (db m132616) HM
The Marine Mammal Center is built on the site of the former Nike Missile Launch Area, SF 87L. In the 1950s, the army constructed two batteries in the Marin Headlands equipped with surface-to-are missiles, one near Fort Cronkhite and a second across . . . — — Map (db m102832) HM
Despite its imposing appearance, Construction 129 was never used - or even completed. It was to have been armed with 2 guns having massive, 16" diameter barrels. Each weapon weighed almost 1,000,000 pounds and could accurately fire a 2,100 pound . . . — — Map (db m102784) HM
Sausalito's first brick building. For over 50 years it was a general store operated by the locally prominent Fiedler family. In the 1950's and '60's it housed the town's last "five and dime" store. Second story added in 1980. — — Map (db m132633) HM
H. Dana Bowers (1903-1977)
Supervising landscape architect
for the California Division of Highways.
Created and nurtured California's
Highway beautification program from 1936 to 1964
This vista point, designed by Mr. Bowers, is one of many . . . — — Map (db m195734) HM
Built as a garage for ferry commuters. At various times it also housed a Chinese gambling hall, indoor golf course, and way station for rum runners. It became an indoor shopping complex in the 1960's, one of the first conversions of its kind in the . . . — — Map (db m132609) HM
For the first three-quarters of the 20th century, the Marin Headlands were fortified with weapons that evolved from cannon to nuclear warheads. The guns became more and more powerful, able to hit warships miles out to sea. Antiaircraft guns appeared . . . — — Map (db m102828) HM
By 1945, the age of aerial warfare had fully arrived and the U.S. Army sought a weapon that could intercept enemy aircraft. In 1951, after years of research and development, a supersonic missile controlled by ground-based electronic equipment was . . . — — Map (db m102818) HM
Old Sausalito City Hall
Constructed in the year of 1894 for Bank of Sausalito & deeded to the city of Sausalito in 1915
Restored in 1974 for Topps & Trowsers
Plant Bros. Corp. General Contractors
1894 Old City Hall . . . — — Map (db m132603) HM
Sausalito's first movie theater. Renamed the Gate Theater in 1937 in honor of the Golden Gate Bridge. Briefly housed live theater in the 1960's, showcasing a repertory company widely known for its Irish and Shakespearian productions. — — Map (db m132691) HM
Best remaining example of the wooden Victorians of downtown Sausalito. Headquarters of the Sausalito News from 1909 to 1925. In the 1950's, it housed The Tides bookstore, favorite meeting place of avant garde literary circles of that era. — — Map (db m132653) HM
Sausalito, like other small coastal towns, had unpaved roads that led though town and up into the hills. The image on the left shows the condition of the streets circa 1890. This would soon change. As travel on the ferries and rails increased, so . . . — — Map (db m232209) HM
Marker One:
Before the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, Sausalito was a transportation hub. In 1868 the Sausalito Land and Ferry Company established itself in a general office building and ferry dock in Sausalito at the foot of . . . — — Map (db m232201) HM
Three plaques provide an historical overview of the the Sausalito ferry terminals.
c. 1890
In 1907 the rail system in Sausalito was expanded to consolidate facilities so that interurban trains could operate only from Sausalito. . . . — — Map (db m102437) HM
BCE 2000-1800s
The indigenous Coast Miwok people inhabit Marin County
1769
The Spanish Ship San Carlos becomes the first European vessel to enter San Francisco Bay. The explorers anchor and begin charting the bay
1775
Spanish . . . — — Map (db m232198) HM
In loving memory of the Sons of Sausalito who gave their lives in the World War
1914 1918
Daniel Francis Madden • John Norwood McNeill • João DeCosta Molles • Alfred Harold Panella • Ray Henry van Fleet
Dedicated by their comrades . . . — — Map (db m232296) WM
The Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937, is a monument of the last century, and could be damaged by a strong earthquake. Seismic retrofit construction is underway to transform the international icon into a strong and flexible structure that can . . . — — Map (db m102776) HM
For thousands of years Native Americans lived in the Bay Area harvesting animals, salt, and acorns. The changes they made to the landscape were limited. They used fire to shape oak woodlands and grasslands. cultivated plants, and collected salt . . . — — Map (db m102474) HM
Providing a narrow entrance to the west coast's most defensible harbor, the strategic value of the Golden Gate is readily apparent. Between 1776 and 1846, Spanish, then Mexican, guns defended the harbor entrance. Starting in 1846, American soldiers . . . — — Map (db m102777) HM
The Golden Gate Bridge is a structure of striking form and elegance. Built in 1937, it remains an indispensable link in the Bay Area's transportation network and a historical monument of civil engineering and construction. The bridge was named for . . . — — Map (db m102433) HM
This is a memorial to every one who ever sailed out of the Golden Gate in the service of their country - in the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine.
A ship heading for sea passes directly by this spot at the northern . . . — — Map (db m69495) WM
The most famous and most popular version of the Tequila Sunrise was created at the Trident in the early 1970s by bartenders Billy Rice and Bobby Lozoff. In June 1972 the Rolling Stones attended a party at the Trident hosted by Bill Graham. Lozoff . . . — — Map (db m232278) HM
Trident Philosophy (circa 1960s)
It was a another time, but the same place... Where you can still channel your inner love child and groove on the original Trident atmosphere and philosophy, which advocated "positive energy projection" and . . . — — Map (db m232279) HM
In 1822, English-born Richardson arrived in San Francisco Bay on the whaler "Orion." After his baptism at Mission Dolores, he married Maria Antonia Martinez, daughter of the Commandante of the Presidio. In 1835, he founded Pueblo Yerba Buena, later . . . — — Map (db m102432) HM
Explore Battery Alexander
Battery Alexander
Built in 1901, the concrete coastal defense installation in the grove of trees behind the restroom held mortars that could fire 12-inch diameter shells in a high arcing path to penetrate the . . . — — Map (db m232187) HM
Be Safe! Stay on the trail.
Cliffs are unstable and plant life is fragile.
The Point Bonita Lighthouse has guided ships through the hazardous Golden Gate Strait into San Francisco Bay since 1855. This lighthouse has witnessed a remarkable . . . — — Map (db m232190) HM
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
From Roundups to Radar
A sprawling Mexican rancho, where vaqueros (cowboys) herded cattle, encompassed this valley and its surrounding hills during the mid-1800s. Cattle roundups on the beach . . . — — Map (db m232185) HM
In 1870, Nathan Stinson
and James Upton bought
1,720 acres in this area, including
much of the beach. Roads, tent
platforms, and the Dipsea Inn were
built in short order. The Dipsea footrace,
from Mill Valley to the Dipsea Inn, was
born in . . . — — Map (db m190255) HM
"The Donahue Line"
In 1869, the San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad was founded by Peter
Donahue, a San Francisco industrialist. The southern terminus, Donahue's Landing, was
near Lakeville on Petaluma Creek in Sonoma County.
In 1884, . . . — — Map (db m145143) HM
Until 1920s a drawbridge connected
Main Street and Beach Road.
Artist’s studio for the “Society of Six”,
renowned early California Painters.
Moved from 130 Main Street in the 1960’s. — — Map (db m69439) HM
Built in 1911, this concrete barracks building could house 686 men. By WW II, Fort McDowell has quarters for about 4,500 soldiers, including fourteen additional wooden barracks that once stood between the baseball field and this 600-man barracks. . . . — — Map (db m69276) HM
Employees Created a Quiet Place of Their Own
In contrast to the formal landscaping at the front of the Administration Building, the staff gardener created an informal, tree-lined garden walk for the employees and their families to enjoy. The . . . — — Map (db m203565) HM
Angel Island has served many people and their needs for thousands of years. Its secluded harbors and sweeping vistas have provided food, protection, recreation, and even isolation.
Angel Island is alive with history. The island has . . . — — Map (db m203261) HM
In 1775, the packet San Carlos, first known Spanish ship to enter San Francisco Bay, anchored in this cove while her commander, Lieut. Juan Manuel de Ayala, directed the first survey of the bay. Ayala named this island Isla de los Angeles. . . . — — Map (db m143405) HM
A Self-Contained Facility on 13 Acres
Angel Island was modeled after the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York Harbor. The hub of operations was the Administration Building. It housed intake and interrogation facilities, staff offices, . . . — — Map (db m203426) HM
In 1910, the Immigration Station was moved from the San Francisco waterfront to Angel Island. Like Ellis Island in New York, Angel Island offered an isolated location that could be tightly controlled. Unlike Ellis Island, Angel Island came to . . . — — Map (db m203482) HM
The search for freedom and opportunities brings people to America. California has been a primary Pacific Coast destination since the 1800s. Between 1910 and 1940, about one million people from 80 countries were processed through the Angel Island . . . — — Map (db m203479) HM
Fenced Outdoor Area
Chinese and Japanese men were only allowed outside in the fenced recreation yard. It was opened after breakfast and could be used until dinner time. Women had slightly more freedom and could walk the grounds when . . . — — Map (db m203351) HM
Lieut. Juan de Ayala of the Royal Spanish Navy sailed through the Golden Gate on Aug. 5, 1775. He commanded the packet-boat San Carlos, which was the first known ship in the waters of San Francisco Bay. On the 13th day of August, Ayala anchored this . . . — — Map (db m69206) HM
Center Panel:
Ayala Cove
Preventing the Spread of Disease
Close your eyes and imagine this cove full of ships and sailors, buildings and noisy machines, doctors, cleaning staff, and nervous travelers hoping to complete their . . . — — Map (db m203263) HM
Center Panel
Shaped by People
Humans changed Angel Island in many ways. We cut trees, brought animals, and plants, dug into the mountain, paved roads, and erected buildings. Yet nature persists, creating habitat for countless plants . . . — — Map (db m203632) HM
A great morale builder, Fort McDowell’s bowling alley opened in 1944, sporting six lanes. Fort McDowell’s bowling teams – the “Jail Birds,” “Brass Hats,” and the "McDowell Mermaids” competed against teams from . . . — — Map (db m69299) HM
(Center Panel)
Protecting the West
Camp Reynolds could be a difficult place to live. The harsh wind whistled around wooden buildings the army had intended to be temporary. Over 150 years later, these buildings still stand.
The . . . — — Map (db m203853) HM
Constructed 1876
This building served as a place of worship and a school for the post’s children. The modest one-story building is a good example of vernacular church architecture from the 1870’s — — Map (db m203670) HM
This brick hospital, built in 1904, was the third hospital to be built for Camp Reynolds. The Army located hospitals treating ill and injured soldiers away from buildings housing healthy troops to prevent the spread of disease and fear. — — Map (db m69249) HM
Steam Heat for the Station
The steam heat produced by large oil fired boilers in this building kept employees and detainees warm on chilly days. Steam was also piped to the commercial kitchen for cooking. The building also housed an . . . — — Map (db m203442) HM
In 1954 Angel Island became one of nineteen Nike Missile sites in the Bay Area. There were three underground magazines, each storing 12 Nike – Ajax anti-aircraft missiles. The missiles had a range of 25 miles and were raised to the surface by . . . — — Map (db m203034) HM
In 1931 the Army built this rock crusher to sort and crush serpentine rock from the nearby quarry.
The crushed rock was used to pave the roads on Angel Island.
The roads were not paved until the 1930s because the Army was still using mules and . . . — — Map (db m203634) HM
Battery Ledyard, built in 1899, was one of three Angel Island batteries installed to defend San Francisco Bay. Located at Point Knox, it was armed with two five-inch wire wound guns. Battery Ledyard was named for Lt. August C. Ledyard, 6th Infantry, . . . — — Map (db m69251) HM
Little Reed Dairy, which operated across the street from here (circa 1888-1954), was like the other three Tiburon dairies; a complete working community.
The ranch hands were mostly bachelors living in bunkhouses. For the few families there was . . . — — Map (db m203901) HM
Waiting for Freedom
These detention barracks were built for Chinese and Japanese men and women. Shortly after opening, all women were moved to the Administration Building. Because of the restrictive exclusion laws, Chinese immigrants were . . . — — Map (db m203354) HM
THE STONE TOWER (also called the Stone Lodge, the Castle, or just Lyford's Tower) was designed and built about 1889 by the San Francisco architect Gustav A. Behrnd for Dr. Benjamin F. Lyford, retired inventor, physician and scientist, as the gateway . . . — — Map (db m91807) HM
This picture, circa 1930, show remnants of oysters beds used by the Morgan Oyster Company. For an unknown reason, oyster spawn (eggs) would not thrive in the bay so oysters were brought in from Washington State and from the East Coast to be fattened . . . — — Map (db m204079) HM
A Fishing Village on the Bay
For thousands of years the Huimen, a Coast Miwok group, lived here. Abundant food sources, proximity to fresh and salt water, and a natural landing area made this protected cove one of the best places to live on . . . — — Map (db m203488) HM
1889
Rebuilt in 1918
Spiral staircase added in 1956
On pilings until lagoon was filled in 1929. Mrs. Fleming only rented to railroad workers ‘of good character’. — — Map (db m69362) HM
Center Panel
Bustling Army Post
Picture this spot a century ago. You can hear raised voices and the crunch of boots as soldiers drill. The smell of dinner wafts through the air. It’s hard to see the end of the mess hall line.
Fort . . . — — Map (db m203620) HM
Center Panel
Whiling Away the Hours
Stuck on an island far from loved ones – and far from San Francisco’s bars and gambling halls – what was a soldier to do?
Fort McDowell offered almost everything a soldier needed. It had a . . . — — Map (db m203625) HM
The Post Exchange, or PX, was built in 1910 to be a “one stop shopping place” for soldiers at Fort McDowell. Soldiers purchased clothing toiletries, and other supplies here. The PX also offered a restaurant, soda fountain, barbershop, . . . — — Map (db m69279) HM
The Guard House served as headquarters for the Officers of the Guard and the Sergeant of the Guard, and as quarters for soldiers assigned to guard detail. Guard duty could last a day, a week, or longer. Guards patrolled their post for 24-hour . . . — — Map (db m69278) HM
Enlisted men enjoyed few privileges and even fewer comforts at Camp Reynolds. Officers lived in the houses lining the parade ground, with the Post Commander closest to the water. Soldiers lived in barracks opposite officer’s row. One comfort the . . . — — Map (db m203675) HM
(Left photo caption:) The "Hilarita” flagstop station for the Northwest Pacific Railroad, built in 1884, served the Hilarita Dairy. The dairy was
named for Hilarita Reed Lyford, daughter of Hilaria Sanchez and John Thomas Reed, . . . — — Map (db m154818) HM
(Upper left photo:) The Tiburon Trestle, completed in 1883, was a 750-foot redwood structure that spanned mostly marshland before
attaching to earthen berms at each end. The trestle support beams, which are in front of you, and the berm, . . . — — Map (db m154604) HM
In 1979, local restaurant owner "Trader" Vic Bergeron donated this monument in recognition of the contributions of Chinese immigrants to America. Originally located at the site of the former Asiatic Dining Hall, it was relocated to this overlook in . . . — — Map (db m91809) HM
Marker One:
Examination, Treatment, and Quarantine
Any detainee found to have a contagious but treatable disease was sent to this hospital run by the Marine Hospital Service, the precursor to the Public Health Service. The facilities . . . — — Map (db m203546) HM
Five two-story barracks once lined this parade ground. Built between 1864 and 1874, each was designed to hold one infantry company. When housing was short, canvas tents filled the parade grounds to shelter soldiers from the wind and rain. — — Map (db m203778) HM
Family Life on the Island
A number of employee families lived at the station. Island life offered challenges and benefits – older children took the ferry to San Francisco to attend school, wives shopped at nearby Fort McDowell and husbands . . . — — Map (db m203433) HM
Marker One:
The Chinese Exclusion Act
In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. The only law to target immigrants of a specific race, it barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States.
To get around this unjust . . . — — Map (db m203541) HM
For most immigrants, the stay on Angel Island typically lasted two to three days. The Chinese Exclusion Act, however, barred the immigration of Chinese laborers to this country. As a result, Chinese immigrants were subject to a long, intense . . . — — Map (db m203357) HM
A U.S. Quarantine Station was established in this cove in 1891 to isolate people with contagious diseases. The station included more than 40 buildings such as this bachelor officers quarters as well as…
”…commanding officer’s quarters, a large . . . — — Map (db m203262) HM
At this site – 34 Main St.
James Yeh Jau Liu
(1910 - 2003)
World Renowned Chinese Watercolorist
and
Tiburon’s Artist Laureate
Operated Han Syl Studio from 1967 to 2003
Over the 35 years of offering his paintings to . . . — — Map (db m69203) HM
Women’s and Children’s Dormitories
Women and children were separated from the men in their families and housed on the second floor of the Administration Building. During part of this time, World War I enemy aliens – German crewmen from . . . — — Map (db m203356) HM
